Mushroom Hunting - Pacific NW - Chanterelles - 2 of 4

[flavourforte]

is there any mushrooms that look like chantrelles but actually aren't?

[cliffcox66]

May I pay you to pick morels and chantrelles and ship them to me?

[ClicGod]

are ruslas (i think i spelled it right) edible?

[memikewales]

You have made some very interesting points in this video, all of which I must thank you for.

One very importantpoint that I would like to make is that all Muchrooms should be cut with a sharp knife just above the ground, as it is very important to leave the roots and part s of the mushroom in the ground so that it can continue growing in the same area.

[Jasonplayford]

DO NOT PLUCK THEM. CUT THEM close to the ground SO THE ROOT IS NOT DAMAGED AND THEY WILL GROW BACK AGAIN

[Dekieon]

Do not pull the mushrooom. If you cut it, and come back in a week you will see a new mushroom there ready to pick. you pull it, you wait until next year for new mushrooms at that spot.

[mykeorizal]

Nice work. I live in Scotland where the health care isn't such an outrage and chanterelles thrive in yolky abundance. (We have Fall all summer long...). Beech and/or birch woods are a prime hunting grounds over here and fallen birch leaves are the ultimate girolle comouflage.

I have never had a firm resolution to the old cut/pull debate, but years of picking have never altered my preference for pulling. So much more satisfying and no fall-off in crops.

I agree:pick for pleasure,then eat or trade

[spookienewton]

Thanks for doing these videos. I don't pluck them out of the ground I cut at the base. Just from being told by other mushroom people who have done it many years. I would like to learn more about spores and how that helps in the growth of mushrooms. also do you know how fast it takes for them to grow? Again , thankyou so much for these videos.

[jgirl76]

*You're not supposed to pluck them from the ground* you should cut them level at the dirt. Leaving the base in the ground allows the Chanterelle to replenish more easily. Other mushroom experts will tell you this. Happy hunting!

[BalinSilay]

I hurt when you pluck them off the ground, you are supposed to cut it from the ground without lifting the whole thing so you do not disturb the mycelium. Thank you. Beautiful video.

[spellcheckforyou]

So I know they grow in the fall around september/october, but how about spring time, like now (April/May)? When is the best time to find mushrooms in western WA?

[UlyssesReturns]

Take a look at the other set of videos I posted on Morels. The Morel seson should be starting about now. I'm going out in the next couple of weeks and am hopefull that it will be a good season. Best of luck.

[OS253]

@UlyssesReturns: Chantrelles are $20 a pound? Can you be rich hunting for these valuable mushrooms? If so, should I quit my day job? I'd rather work outdoors in the fresh air than in a cubicle. At least, I don't have to worry about my boss cracking the whip and breathing down my neck. It's stressful working in an office. I'm always worried about getting fired. I want to go back to a simpler time where people grow their own food and live off the land. That's my dream.

[Gonzo707]

Nice video. Just got back from a successful hunt myself...lots of sweet tooth (hydnum umbilicatum) and black trumpets (Craterellus cornucopioides) out lately!

[buyerofsorts]

You got mushrooms this time of year? Where do you go? I live in Arizona and I think I'm screwed either way! But where do you go if you dont mind?

[Gonzo707]

I generally snoop around the forests north of Jenner on the North Californian coast.

[buyerofsorts]

Hi,

Hey thanks for the tip. Could you by chance let me know EXACTLY where you went ?Hey just kidding. I know the score! Thanks again. :)

[RSsirtri]

hey i hear that you can sell these kind of mushrooms for pretty good money can some one please respond to me thank you and great video

[UlyssesReturns]

Yes, but they need to be in very very good shape...dry, clean and well formed. I've heard of people taking baskets to the backdoors of restaurants and asking the head chefs if they are interested in making a purchase. Usually the chef gets to choose the ones they want to buy. I think that many restaurants already have someone who the go to regualrly for their mushrooms, but it probably wouldn't hurt to ask. I like giving them away to friends.

[aperfecthome]

Sorry to hear all the negitive people on here. Mushroom picking should be left to the nice people who love nature and maybe these folks should do something else like needlepoint maybe. Those trees are Douglas fir. Great video keep doing what makes you happy!

[ottowaton]

i herd that the mushrooms will dig into the ground if they see you you got to hunt furing the night with a 1000 wat spot light and a sppon and a rake and a shuvle=) and you need a gun i recumend a hand gun i myself cary a t rex gun just incase of seeing bigfoot mail me back thx i need to know what muchrooms are and m,y brother says dung bells and liberty caps are the best tastting is it true thanks

[fabricelewis]

Now, small ones do taste better but you need to leave a couple, especially old ones to get more from the same spot. These tricks are from the south west of France where I come from, we eat them for breakfast!

[fabricelewis]

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE !!! You can`t pull it out:

The mycelium is a form of 'rot' that is present a couple inches below ground. When you get good rain, a little bit of sun and COLD NIGHTS or temp changes, the mycelium is in danger and produces the chanterelle, that is his reproductory engine. It is there to disperse spores that will create MORE. Pulling them disconects the foot from the mycelium. The food takes weeks to make but a mushroom can grow in days.

[UlyssesReturns]

Acutally, the fact that we don't have decent health care in the US is an outrage. As for the method of picking chanterelles, experts tell me that the only difference between cutting and pulling is that pulling results in a larger number of small mushrooms in following years and cutting results in larger mushrooms, but that the actual volume of mushrooms remains the same. I have not noticed a significant change in the number of mushrooms that grow in the areas where I routinely "pull".

[buyerofsorts]

The true outrage is people not taking better care of their health. True health care begins at home, not in the white house.

[chemtraildanger]

you never mention if you eat those handsome what happened? I did not know if you were showing us what not to eat or what to find and eat? Are you collecting them for science poison control studies or " for food"? let us know thanks a lot.

[PaulBorda]

This may sound silly, but I always bring binoculars when I'm picking chanterelles. It saves me the footwork of zigzaging to every distant patch of orange.

[mtnmushroom]

the best way to harvest is cut stem at an angle, so they grow back every year. Chantrelles have no gills, they are called veins.

[UlyssesReturns]

The basket provides more protection for the mushrooms, keeping them from getting bruised or wet. In a more open and dryer environment a mesh bag might work well. Spore in very fine grained and the bottom of the basket has many gaps so I imagine that a fair bit gets distributed around the forest. I've gone through a lot of basket looking for the right one.

[krynthe]

Just out of curiosity, why do you use a basket instead of a mesh bag? Wouldn't using a bag help spread the spores around for the next season?